Lee's Retreat
— April 2, 1865 —
Here, the Union's Sixth Army Corps broke through the Confederate line defending Petersburg, causing a series of actions which eventually led to the evacuation of the city by Lee's army that evening. Nearby, Confederate General A.P. Hill was killed in the day's fighting.HM Number | HM3K7 |
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Series | This marker is part of the Battlefield Trails - Civil War series |
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Placed By | Virginia's Retreat |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 10:29pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 279965 N 4118528 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.18730000, -77.47885000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 11.238', W 77° 28.731' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 11' 14.28" N, 77° 28' 43.86" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 804, 434, 757 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 6153-6167 U.S. 1, Petersburg VA 23803, US |
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